The Costumes of Burlesque Book:Pre-Order NOW!

You read it here first! Coleen’s new book The Costumes of Burlesque:1866-2018 is currently in production with the publishers Routledge, Taylor and Francis, and will be out in June of 2019. Presale links below! If you are a book store, museum or college that would be interested in hosting a book-signing event, please get in touch, or contact CRC Press!

Cover Image: Ben Trivett/ Model: Cheeky Lane

About the book:

“The Costumes of Burlesque 1866-2018 presents the history and development of this American art form by documenting the origins, influencers and genuine articles that created its aesthetic. Showcases of legendary performers including Lydia Thompson, Gypsy Rose Lee, Sally Rand, Bettie Page, Kitten Natividad, and Dita Von Teese demonstrate costume styles through the 150 years of burlesque’s history. Detailed costume documentation of more than a dozen ensembles is combined with dynamic interviews featuring significant burlesque costume designers like Catherine D’Lish and Garo Sparo. The lush imagery and comprehensive text will give the reader a clear view of how burlesque costume looked and why as it describes the influence of circus, ballet vaudeville, obscenity regulations, Hollywood, the feminist movement, the adult film industry and more. Whereas most burlesque histories stop after its final heyday in the 1950s and early 1960s, this book is the only one of its kind, inclusively documenting burlesque costume from its birth in the 1860’s through the global burlesque movement in 2018.”